"Leggott continues to write complex lyrics, sampling thought and song, voice and vision." Charles Bernstein, Notable Books "There is a flow in Leggott’s writing that reminds me of reading Shelley: the
Divided into four distinct sections, this collection of poetry draws inspiration from the natural world while dissecting the concepts of loss, hesitancy, generation, and repetition. Exploring how ever
From jaunty and self-deprecating to serious and nostalgic, the poems in this collection paint a vivid portrait of Wellington businesses and institutions. Quietly hilarious, the verse captures the esse
From journeys through various countries to New Zealand's transformation in the last half century, this is a riveting and comprehensive look at the work of photographer Marti Friedlander. Showing how t
Examining a variety of intriguing issues, this sociological study analyzes the impact global culture has had on the flora and fauna, people, economies, languages, and cultures of the Pacific for many
What drives economic growth in New Zealand? How has New Zealand been impacted by globalization and the financial crisis? What will shape future productivity and competitiveness? In this book, leading
"Commissioned by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, this interpretive history tackles the history of New Zealand's most important department of state, the Treasury Department. The history of the c
A repository for a personal collection of quotations, scraps, pensees, and poems, this compilation offers keen insight into the influences and inspirations of a writer, namely Elizabeth Smither. There
This account of the New Zealand department store with its photographs will revive many memories, raise some smiles and remind us of the role of a cultural icon which was also a dominant player in the
StudyingNew Zealand political figures and analyzing the country’s policies, thiscollection of essaysinvestigatesthe role of leadership indebates about national ide
This 2-CD set of classsic New Zealand poets reading their own work includes pieces from James Baxter, Allen Curnow, Janet Frame, and Denis Glover. Accompanied by a book of text that reproduce
In The Carver and the Artist Damian Skinner charts the growth and development of the new forms of Maori art that emerged from the rapid urbanisation of Maori in the mid-twentieth century. He tells th
Neither an argument for nor against globalization, this book is a careful and thorough analysis of the issues of globalization and an imaginative, wide-ranging picture of the globalizing world. It aim
In this collection of 10 essays, authors from a range of Asian studies and New Zealand-related disciplines explore how the burgeoning Asian population in New Zealand affects New Zealanders’ understand
Evidence from several disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, demography, history, and the Maori oral tradition, are?combined in this analysis of the many volcanic periods that shaped New Ze
Arriving eight years after the poet's last prize-winning offering, this collection explores the stuff of daily life, fizzing with personalities and alive with incidents.&
Outlining the career of one of New Zealand’s most distinguished fiction writers and sharpest critics, this fascinating narrative details the?life and work of Bill Pearson. Beginning with his difficult
A companion to the author's bestselling biography of Len Lye, this compelling volume shifts the focus from Lye's life to his art practice and innovative aesthetic theories about "the art of motion," w
Exploring the Pakeha New Zealanders' perspective of nature from the 1890s to the 1970s, this investigation challenges the traditional ideas of the ?bush,” asserting that the theories around this conce
Until this book first appeared in 2002, for all the many studies of New Zealand painting, sculpture remained the poor relation, given little attention by art critics or scholars. In the book, now upd
